Mariano Aguilar

Mariano Aguilar

Personal information
Full name	Mariano Ignacio Aguilar Barrera
Born	23 October 1903 Piedras Negras, Mexico
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100m, 200m
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games 1926 Mexico City 100 m 1926 Mexico City 4 × 100 m relay

Mariano Ignacio Aguilar Barrera (born 23 October 1903, date of death unknown) was a Mexican sprinter. Barrera would compete at the 1924 Summer Olympics representing Mexico in two men's athletics events. He would be one of the first Mexican athletics competitors to compete at an Olympic Games as it the nation would mark its official debut in the sport at these Summer Games.

At the Summer Games, he would compete in the men's 100 metres and men's 200 metres but would not progress from the heats of either event. He would also be entered to compete in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay but did not start in the event alongside his teammates. After the Summer Games, he would compete at the 1926 Central American and Caribbean Games and would win two gold medals.

Biography

Mariano Ignacio Aguilar Barrera was born on 23 October 1903 in Piedras Negras, Mexico. Barrera would compete at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, representing Mexico in two men's athletics events. He would be one of the first Mexican athletics competitors to compete at an Olympic Games as it the nation would mark its official debut in the sport at these Summer Games. ^{[1] [2]}

His first event at the Summer Games would be the heats of the men's 100 metres on 6 July. There, he would compete against four other competitors in his heat and would place fourth. He would finish with a time not enough to progress and was thus eliminated from the competition. ^[3] He would then compete in the heats of the men's 200 metres on 8 July. He would again compete against four other competitors in his heat and would place last. He would finish with a time not enough to progress and was thus eliminated from the competition. ^[4] He would also be entered to compete in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay but did not start in the event alongside his teammates. ^[1]

After the 1924 Summer Games, he would compete at the 1926 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Mexico City. There, he would win the gold medal in the men's 100 metres and won another in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay with his teammates Francisco Ramírez, Herminio Ahumada, and Mario Gómez. ^[1]

References

1. "Mariano Aguilar Biographical Information". Olympedia . Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
2. "Mexico in Athletics". Olympedia . Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
3. "100 metres, Men". Olympedia . Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
4. "200 metres, Men". Olympedia . Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.

External links

• Mariano Aguilar at Olympedia